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Glen Innes Severn vs Richmond Valley

Name: Glen Innes Severn vs Richmond Valley — 2021 Census comparison
Creator: Australian Bureau of Statistics
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Council (LGA) comparison ≈ 129 km apart · Glen Innes Severn profile · Richmond Valley profile

Glen Innes Severn Richmond Valley

Richmond Valley and Glen Innes Severn are two regional New South Wales areas with distinct profiles. Richmond Valley is much better connected by public transport, with 66.5% of homes within a 10-minute walk of a stop compared to just 27.0% in Glen Innes Severn. It also has a much higher rate of drug offences (649) and sexual offences (547) than Glen Innes Severn, where the rates are 123 and 224 respectively. In contrast, Glen Innes Severn has a far higher standing for education and job skills and a higher rate of volunteers at 19.3%.

Both areas have a similar share of children under 15, with Richmond Valley at 18.3% and Glen Innes Severn at 15.3%, both sitting close to the national figure. They also share very similar rates of people using another language at home and similar proportions of homes with three or more bedrooms. While the gap in the number of people with no religion has widened since 2011, the age difference between the two has remained little changed, with residents in Glen Innes Severn remaining noticeably older.

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Where they differ most

Population: 14,634 larger in Richmond Valley People / bedroom: 0.10 higher in Richmond Valley Under 15: 3.0 pts higher in Richmond Valley Living alone: 6.4 pts higher in Glen Innes Severn Rent: $75 higher in Richmond Valley

Demographics & Identity

Population in Glen Innes Severn in Richmond Valley +14,634 larger in Richmond Valley gap steady

8,931 44th pct 23,565 62nd pct

Median age in Glen Innes Severn in Richmond Valley +4 yrs older in Glen Innes Severn gap steady

50 yrs 86th pct 46 yrs 71st pct

Age structure

28.3% Seniors (65+) ◂ +3.2 pts 25.1%

27.9% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +1.9 pts 26.1%

19.0% Young adults (25–44) +0.6 pts ▸ 19.6%

15.3% Children (0–14) +3.0 pts ▸ 18.3%

9.5% Youth (15–24) +1.4 pts ▸ 10.9%

Marital status

44.2% Married ◂ +1.6 pts 42.6%

32.0% Never married +3.1 pts ▸ 35.0%

11.7% Divorced ◂ +0.4 pts 11.3%

8.1% Widowed ◂ +1.0 pts 7.1%

4.1% Separated ◂ +0.1 pts 4.0%

Age & sex structure

Glen Innes Severn Richmond Valley

Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.

Ancestry & Birthplace

Country of birth

81.6% Australia +2.0 pts ▸ 83.6%

2.1% England ◂ +0.5 pts 1.6%

1.0% New Zealand ◂ +0.1 pts 0.9%

0.3% Philippines +0.3 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.5% India ◂ +0.4 pts 0.1%

0.4% Nepal ◂ +0.3 pts 0.1%

0.2% China ◂ +0.2 pts 0.1%

0.1% South Africa +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.0% Italy +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.1% Vietnam even 0.0%

Ancestry

40.7% Australian +1.6 pts ▸ 42.3%

42.0% English ◂ +0.5 pts 41.4%

11.7% Irish +0.7 pts ▸ 12.3%

11.8% Scottish ◂ +2.1 pts 9.7%

5.0% German ◂ +0.9 pts 4.1%

1.1% Italian +1.4 pts ▸ 2.5%

0.9% Dutch even 0.9%

0.4% Filipino +0.4 pts ▸ 0.8%

0.6% Chinese ◂ +0.2 pts 0.4%

0.5% Indian ◂ +0.2 pts 0.3%

0.1% Greek +0.2 pts ▸ 0.3%

0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Language

Language used at home

86.4% English only +1.5 pts ▸ 87.9%

0.0% Tagalog +0.2 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Italian +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

0.1% Mandarin ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.1% Punjabi ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

0.0% Greek +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

0.0% Cantonese even 0.1%

0.0% Arabic even 0.0%

0.0% Hindi even 0.0%

0.0% Vietnamese even 0.0%

Religion

Religious affiliation

55.9% Christianity ◂ +2.1 pts 53.8%

29.1% No religion +4.8 pts ▸ 33.9%

13.0% Not stated ◂ +1.8 pts 11.2%

0.7% Other religions ◂ +0.3 pts 0.4%

0.6% Hinduism ◂ +0.4 pts 0.2%

0.4% Buddhism even 0.4%

0.2% Islam ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

0.1% Judaism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.1%

Education & Qualifications

Schools in Glen Innes Severn in Richmond Valley +8 more in Richmond Valley

8 43rd pct 16 67th pct

Schools/1k kids in Glen Innes Severn in Richmond Valley +2.16 more in Glen Innes Severn

5.87 69th pct 3.71 49th pct

Students in Glen Innes Severn in Richmond Valley +2,370 more in Richmond Valley

1,103 39th pct 3,473 59th pct

Avg size in Glen Innes Severn in Richmond Valley +79 larger in Richmond Valley

138 32nd pct 217 48th pct

ICSEA in Glen Innes Severn in Richmond Valley +3 higher in Glen Innes Severn

931 27th pct 927 26th pct

Highest year of school

32.6% Year 10 +2.2 pts ▸ 34.8%

33.6% Year 12 ◂ +2.4 pts 31.2%

14.9% Year 9 or below +0.9 pts ▸ 15.8%

5.7% Year 11 +1.3 pts ▸ 7.0%

Highest qualification level

33.7% Certificate III / IV +5.4 pts ▸ 39.1%

14.4% Bachelor degree ◂ +1.3 pts 13.1%

12.3% Advanced diploma / diploma ◂ +0.5 pts 11.9%

3.3% Certificate I / II ◂ +0.5 pts 2.8%

2.5% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.5 pts 2.0%

2.5% Postgraduate degree even 2.5%

Field of qualification

11.2% Engineering & related +3.2 pts ▸ 14.4%

13.1% Management & commerce +0.5 pts ▸ 13.6%

11.0% Health ◂ +1.5 pts 9.5%

10.3% Society & culture +0.6 pts ▸ 10.9%

7.5% Education +0.8 pts ▸ 8.3%

6.1% Agriculture & environment ◂ +2.8 pts 3.3%

5.1% Food, hospitality & personal services +0.8 pts ▸ 5.9%

3.9% Architecture & building +1.5 pts ▸ 5.4%

2.2% Creative arts ◂ +0.3 pts 1.8%

1.1% Natural & physical sciences +0.1 pts ▸ 1.3%

1.0% Information technology ◂ +0.2 pts 0.8%

Income

Personal income in Glen Innes Severn in Richmond Valley +$81 higher in Richmond Valley gap widening

$528 11th pct $609 18th pct

Household income in Glen Innes Severn in Richmond Valley +$203 higher in Richmond Valley gap widening

$934 5th pct $1,137 17th pct

Family income in Glen Innes Severn in Richmond Valley +$107 higher in Richmond Valley gap widening

$1,324 13th pct $1,431 18th pct

Household income distribution

33.7% $650–$1,499 +1.6 pts ▸ 35.4%

29.2% Under $650 ◂ +6.5 pts 22.7%

21.2% $1,500–$2,999 +4.0 pts ▸ 25.2%

4.1% $3,000–$3,999 +1.2 pts ▸ 5.2%

3.3% $4,000 or more +0.3 pts ▸ 3.6%

Personal income distribution

49.9% Under $650 ◂ +3.0 pts 46.9%

27.1% $650–$1,499 +5.5 pts ▸ 32.5%

8.1% $1,500–$2,999 +0.1 pts ▸ 8.2%

1.5% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.3 pts 1.2%

Health & Disability

Long-term health conditions reported

13.8% Arthritis ◂ +1.4 pts 12.4%

11.1% Mental health ◂ +0.3 pts 10.8%

9.7% Asthma +0.5 pts ▸ 10.3%

9.3% Other condition ◂ +1.0 pts 8.2%

6.2% Heart disease +0.1 pts ▸ 6.3%

6.2% Diabetes ◂ +0.1 pts 6.1%

4.2% Cancer ◂ +0.3 pts 3.9%

3.5% Lung condition ◂ +0.1 pts 3.4%

1.6% Stroke even 1.6%

1.0% Dementia ◂ +0.1 pts 0.8%

Number of long-term health conditions

50.5% None +1.9 pts ▸ 52.4%

21.4% One condition +0.2 pts ▸ 21.6%

8.7% Two conditions ◂ +0.2 pts 8.5%

5.6% Three or more ◂ +0.4 pts 5.2%

Community Participation

First Nations

First Nations people in Glen Innes Severn in Richmond Valley +1,181 larger in Richmond Valley

677 55th pct 1,858 77th pct

Median age in Glen Innes Severn in Richmond Valley +4 yrs older in Glen Innes Severn

27 yrs 64th pct 23 yrs 29th pct

Median income in Glen Innes Severn in Richmond Valley +$98 higher in Richmond Valley

$427 14th pct $525 42nd pct

Household income in Glen Innes Severn in Richmond Valley +$402 higher in Richmond Valley

$909 10th pct $1,311 42nd pct

Family & Households

Household size in Glen Innes Severn in Richmond Valley +0.3 larger in Richmond Valley gap widening

2.1 10th pct 2.4 43rd pct

Family composition

42.8% Couples with children +5.5 pts ▸ 48.2%

38.7% Couples without children ◂ +6.6 pts 32.1%

17.4% One-parent families +1.0 pts ▸ 18.4%

1.2% Other families even 1.2%

Household size

38.8% 2 people ◂ +1.1 pts 37.7%

35.6% 1 person ◂ +6.4 pts 29.2%

10.5% 3 people +2.4 pts ▸ 12.9%

8.7% 4 people +2.1 pts ▸ 10.9%

4.5% 5 people +1.2 pts ▸ 5.7%

1.7% 6 or more +2.1 pts ▸ 3.8%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Glen Innes Severn in Richmond Valley +$75 higher in Richmond Valley gap widening

$220 36th pct $295 61st pct

Mortgage in Glen Innes Severn in Richmond Valley +$258 higher in Richmond Valley gap widening

$1,083 29th pct $1,341 46th pct

People / bedroom in Glen Innes Severn in Richmond Valley +0.10 higher in Richmond Valley gap widening

0.70 0th pct 0.80 43rd pct

How homes are owned or rented

45.9% Owned outright ◂ +5.5 pts 40.5%

24.1% Owned with a mortgage +5.7 pts ▸ 29.8%

24.5% Rented +1.0 pts ▸ 25.5%

2.9% Other tenure ◂ +1.0 pts 1.9%

2.6% Not stated ◂ +0.3 pts 2.4%

Types of homes

92.3% Separate house ◂ +7.8 pts 84.5%

4.4% Townhouse / semi-detached +4.9 pts ▸ 9.3%

2.1% Flat or apartment +1.6 pts ▸ 3.7%

0.9% Other dwelling +1.3 pts ▸ 2.2%

Bedrooms per home

46.1% 3 bedrooms ◂ +2.5 pts 43.6%

23.5% 4 bedrooms +1.0 pts ▸ 24.4%

17.4% 2 bedrooms +1.6 pts ▸ 19.0%

4.7% 5 or more +1.0 pts ▸ 5.6%

5.3% 1 bedroom ◂ +1.2 pts 4.1%

0.7% Studio / none +0.2 pts ▸ 1.0%

Weekly rent distribution

56.6% $200–$349 ◂ +6.5 pts 50.1%

34.4% Under $200 ◂ +17.4 pts 17.0%

3.7% $350–$549 +24.0 pts ▸ 27.7%

0.0% $550–$749 +1.5 pts ▸ 1.5%

0.0% $750 or more +0.1 pts ▸ 0.1%

Monthly mortgage distribution

42.8% Under $1,000 ◂ +18.0 pts 24.8%

30.9% $1,000–$1,799 +11.5 pts ▸ 42.4%

13.4% $1,800–$2,999 +7.9 pts ▸ 21.3%

6.4% $3,000 or more ◂ +0.9 pts 5.5%

Transport & Vehicles

PT stops in Glen Innes Severn in Richmond Valley +177 more in Richmond Valley

13 43rd pct 190 71st pct

Stops/1k in Glen Innes Severn in Richmond Valley +6.61 more in Richmond Valley

1.46 33rd pct 8.06 92nd pct

Departures/1k in Glen Innes Severn in Richmond Valley +109.8 more in Richmond Valley

8.6 29th pct 118.4 57th pct

PT routes in Glen Innes Severn in Richmond Valley +39 more in Richmond Valley

5 45th pct 44 86th pct

How people get to work

59.2% Car (driver) +5.0 pts ▸ 64.3%

14.9% Worked at home ◂ +5.1 pts 9.7%

5.6% Walked ◂ +2.4 pts 3.2%

5.5% Car (passenger) ◂ +0.5 pts 5.0%

0.3% Bicycle +0.3 pts ▸ 0.6%

0.1% Bus even 0.2%

0.0% Train even 0.0%

Motor vehicles per home

38.7% 1 vehicle ◂ +1.6 pts 37.1%

33.4% 2 vehicles +2.7 pts ▸ 36.1%

13.3% 3 vehicles +0.6 pts ▸ 14.0%

7.8% 4 or more ◂ +0.4 pts 7.5%

6.8% No vehicle ◂ +1.4 pts 5.4%

Migration & Movement

Jobs & Industry

Industries people work in

18.4% Agriculture, forestry & fishing ◂ +10.3 pts 8.1%

13.0% Health care & social assistance +2.7 pts ▸ 15.7%

3.3% Manufacturing +8.5 pts ▸ 11.8%

9.3% Retail trade +0.2 pts ▸ 9.5%

9.0% Public administration & safety ◂ +4.1 pts 4.9%

7.8% Education & training +0.9 pts ▸ 8.6%

5.9% Construction +1.8 pts ▸ 7.7%

7.2% Accommodation & food ◂ +0.6 pts 6.5%

4.7% Other services ◂ +1.0 pts 3.7%

3.3% Transport & warehousing +1.1 pts ▸ 4.4%

3.6% Administrative & support ◂ +0.3 pts 3.3%

3.1% Professional & technical even 3.1%

Occupations people work in

19.9% Managers ◂ +7.8 pts 12.2%

14.3% Labourers +4.9 pts ▸ 19.1%

12.6% Community & personal service +1.4 pts ▸ 14.0%

12.0% Technicians & trades +1.2 pts ▸ 13.3%

12.7% Professionals ◂ +0.7 pts 12.0%

10.9% Clerical & administrative ◂ +0.1 pts 10.7%

9.1% Sales workers ◂ +0.5 pts 8.6%

6.1% Machinery operators & drivers +2.4 pts ▸ 8.4%

Economy & Advantage

IRSAD decile in Glen Innes Severn in Richmond Valley even

2 14th pct 2 14th pct

IRSD decile in Glen Innes Severn in Richmond Valley even

2 14th pct 2 14th pct

IER decile in Glen Innes Severn in Richmond Valley +2 higher in Richmond Valley

2 14th pct 4 36th pct

IEO decile in Glen Innes Severn in Richmond Valley +2 higher in Glen Innes Severn

3 29th pct 1 0th pct

IRSAD score in Glen Innes Severn in Richmond Valley even

891 14th pct 892 14th pct

ERP in Glen Innes Severn in Richmond Valley +14,975 higher in Richmond Valley

9,069 42nd pct 24,044 60th pct

Growth in Glen Innes Severn in Richmond Valley +0.3 pts higher in Richmond Valley

1.6% 29th pct 1.9% 32nd pct

Businesses in Glen Innes Severn in Richmond Valley +857 higher in Richmond Valley

1,088 45th pct 1,945 58th pct

Approvals in Glen Innes Severn in Richmond Valley +41 higher in Richmond Valley

20 35th pct 61 52nd pct

Environment & Climate

Rainfall in Glen Innes Severn in Richmond Valley +282 higher in Richmond Valley

819 67th pct 1,101 81st pct

Max temp in Glen Innes Severn in Richmond Valley +6.2 higher in Richmond Valley

20.6 19th pct 26.8 72nd pct

Min temp in Glen Innes Severn in Richmond Valley +6.2 higher in Richmond Valley

7.0 4th pct 13.2 72nd pct

Crime & Safety

Crime rate in Glen Innes Severn in Richmond Valley +1,153 higher in Richmond Valley

9,316 57th pct 10,469 64th pct

Assault/100k in Glen Innes Severn in Richmond Valley +26 higher in Richmond Valley

1,366 70th pct 1,392 71st pct

Sexual/100k in Glen Innes Severn in Richmond Valley +323 higher in Richmond Valley

224 43rd pct 547 89th pct

Robbery/100k in Glen Innes Severn in Richmond Valley +7 higher in Richmond Valley

22 47th pct 30 60th pct

Burglary/100k in Glen Innes Severn in Richmond Valley +11 higher in Richmond Valley

638 65th pct 649 66th pct

Theft/100k in Glen Innes Severn in Richmond Valley +389 higher in Glen Innes Severn

1,153 44th pct 764 25th pct

Vehicle theft/100k in Glen Innes Severn in Richmond Valley +136 higher in Richmond Valley

560 72nd pct 696 81st pct

Property damage/100k in Glen Innes Severn in Richmond Valley +225 higher in Richmond Valley

896 63rd pct 1,120 74th pct

Drugs/100k in Glen Innes Severn in Richmond Valley +526 higher in Richmond Valley

123 9th pct 649 61st pct

5-yr change in Glen Innes Severn in Richmond Valley +29.6 pts higher in Richmond Valley

-9.1% 21st pct 20.5% 67th pct

Walkability

Walk score in Glen Innes Severn in Richmond Valley +0.2 higher in Richmond Valley

3.8 53rd pct 4.0 57th pct

Types ≤15 min in Glen Innes Severn in Richmond Valley +0.1 more in Glen Innes Severn

4.1 54th pct 4.0 50th pct

15-min city in Glen Innes Severn in Richmond Valley +2.6 pts higher in Glen Innes Severn

51.2% 55th pct 48.5% 51st pct

Walk to shops in Glen Innes Severn in Richmond Valley +0.5 pts higher in Glen Innes Severn

45.1% 45th pct 44.6% 44th pct

Walk to transit in Glen Innes Severn in Richmond Valley +39.5 pts higher in Richmond Valley

27.0% 37th pct 66.5% 66th pct

Walk to school in Glen Innes Severn in Richmond Valley +11.8 pts higher in Glen Innes Severn

58.7% 57th pct 46.9% 37th pct

Walk to a park in Glen Innes Severn in Richmond Valley +2.7 pts higher in Glen Innes Severn

61.4% 37th pct 58.8% 32nd pct

Walk to health in Glen Innes Severn in Richmond Valley +11.5 pts higher in Glen Innes Severn

43.5% 60th pct 32.0% 39th pct

Amenities/1k in Glen Innes Severn in Richmond Valley +0.9 more in Glen Innes Severn

19.1 50th pct 18.2 48th pct

Intersections/km² in Glen Innes Severn in Richmond Valley +1 higher in Richmond Valley

0 31st pct 1 51st pct

Mean slope in Glen Innes Severn in Richmond Valley +1.0 pts higher in Glen Innes Severn

5.7% 66th pct 4.7% 51st pct

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Glen Innes Severn vs Richmond Valley [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/lga/LGA13010/glen-innes-severn/vs/LGA16610/richmond-valley